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rj45plug:
I was thinking we have builders here that can always provide all the answers needed. It seems I have to search elsewhere since no one is willing to succour with my requests.

Your specification is very vague. No builder worth his onions will give you a quote based on what you wrote....only people like Brabus and Eghosajohnny. What are the dimensions of the rooms kitchen etc. The first thing you should do is get somebody to draw a plan for you with dimensions before you start looking for quotes unless you want people to start conjuring figures from the air. This has been said so many times on NL.

Pishures please.

segcymoor:
Guy.u complicated the issues by posting the pictures. ...how on earth can u used 3.3m for this. ...

To start with u can't spend less than 500k for this parapet

Almost a million for roofing

Almost half a million for those casement windows

Almost half a million for foundation

Almost half for blocks setting to roofing level

Almost half for plastering work

..plumbing and Electrical wiring
pop.

......then what are we saying?

Bros I tire o. That's how they start and once your money enter their hands you start hearing stories. We have seen a number of them here on NL.....I no call anybody name o!

pisca:
12 Plots of land for sale at Ilogbo Road, Mount Zion Estate Iwoye in Ogun State
Feet- 60 by 120 ft
Asking Price-1.5 million naira


Land for Sale at Abijo G.R.A. Lekki at block 20 plot 46. It is fenced with gate, tarred road with street light, good drainage system and walkway. It is a government allocated land with documents
Size- 1200sqm
Asking Price- 20 million naira

Land for sale opposite Abijo Secondary School. Plots 1000 and 1001. They both have good road, good drainage system and walkway. It has Lagos state government C of O.
sizes- 1200sqm and 1197sqm
Asking Price- 16 million naira

For more information, you can contact Abiodun on : 08033925730

Has all government fees been paid on the Abijo Gra Land?

kcsystems:
Had a stressful day at site that's why closed very late

I have the columns more on the exterior walls about four in the interior all to assist the wall to carry and tie down the concrete facial that will come on top later. Since in the village here they have weak blocks.

I always like to mould !y own blocks for quality control. Just that it takes time and stress of monitoring the moulders....but then what is easy?

I like this guy's thread (class). Always patient and detailed in explanations. I will take this course as an elective.

skyps:
You mean 2.4m is gone already just for this stage? What a waste

Folks just hit the keyboard and type r.bbish. How is it waste? Care to share your ignorance?

spyder880:
More of the roof.......

What's the height of this roof (king post)?

Aventures:
3D loaded

I love it!

SmartHomes:
bungalow

Details please.

abdulwastecx:
plastering work :
materials
1.40bags of cements =N80,000
2.two trip of plaster sand = N48,000
3.Workmanship = N 93,000
4. Water and other miscellaneous = N10,000
Total for plaster ( excluding window, door and column dressing) = N241,000

OK. Following.

Is that floor screed a substitute for German floor? What is the real purpose?

At what stage will the plumbing work be done? After plastering or same time with electrical piping?

donaldoffice:
hmmmm nice one make i include my own nah

I feel you dude. Show them!

KolaShangOne:
If this was a school.. @ Adeekiti will be the most troublesome guy in d whole school @Beedam his girlfriend/ side kick . @gabbytabby will be d most mature female in d school (Head girl) , @EgunMogaji will be the new guy that just came from Yankee and doesn't believe Teachers flog students in Naija @Hajj Mufutau will be the Senior Prefect @Wytecat is the class rebel @brag3 and @3strike will be the twins challenging Brabus to a fight @succesmatters will be the girl that can insult anybody in their face @twinskenny will be d guy capturing with his camcorder @kolashangone will be the guy reading his book and looking up occasionally

I don tire.. Let's not derail d thread o..

Bros there is no thread to derail again. This particular one should be moved to the comedy section in NL, if any. All thanks to Brabus. I will be looking out for his other threads to see what new mischief he is up to. Tomorrow now the guy will come and tell you he is floating an estate......but be ye all warned in advance. CAVEAT EMPTOR!

It will be interesting to know how Johnny's project in Abakaliki ended up. Any idea anyone?

adeekiti:
oga army pls sir hope no be sey u wan arrest pple sha for their comments make I no write anything again . oga Brabus dey cause more probs for himself settle things with your clients, it seems dey av loads of queries against u due to the service u offered them, again pls customers are always right.. Try and get some ideas abt customer service, it will really help bro

@adeekiti, My bros no mind the name o. Write all you want...there is no arrest plan.

@Brabus you were silent on allegation of going to remove materials from clients site and conniving with gateman. Can you confirm or deny this?

BITSWORKS:
Roof work has been completed now with the application of the flashband at the edge of the wall. The coping on the roof slab block wall has also been casted.

From the view you posted, it doesn't look too neat....either the workmen or the material which is new to me. I think more attention should be paid to the little details that signposts a developers signature.

Maybe a new thread for this new project would have been good o....

spyder880:
Whenever we see something interesting, we bring it to your attention, do you think it's too flamboyant?

http://amazingviewpoints..com/?m=1

Yes I think it looks too busy. Just my opinion. Tastes differ though.

@Aventure, more grease to your elbows.

What is the size of the land for this project?

Where is the 7th flat....the 3 floors will contain 6 flats in all and there are serviced rooms on the ground floor.

mavverick:
Nothing as worse as dealing with you, how I choose to run my project is not your concern. What should be your concern is to stop defrauding people.

Did Brag3's brother self not run a mile when the whole thing turn nasty and you colluded with his sister to defraud him ??

Paid you money to deliver materials, you absconded and started giving story. In the end I am glad the matter got resolved.


My questions still not answered.


WERE RODS AND CEMENT NOT TAKEN FROM MY SITE BY YOU/NEXTHOME ?
DID YOU OR NOT PLAN TO COLLUDE WITH MY SECURITY AND ASK HIM TO LIE TO ME ON QUANTITY OF STUFF ON SITE ??


ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AND CUT THE CRAP !!

So you are saying apart from being a fraudster, Brabus is also a thief? Na wa o. Wonders shall never end. A new thing everyday.......and to think I rated him so highly.

UnknownT:
i hope say no be for Owerri he dey build am?

Why?

century106:
Greetings!

To the glory of God, what was once a hobby and an occupation in my former life time has become a new venture for my small coy.

I shared a design of a four bedroom bungalow (drawn by me) in the thread for the progress of the building of my own country home. Today (30/07/2015), my newly formed but well experienced building team assembled, broke ground and started the building of the aforementioned bungalow.

I will share the progress of the project here while I will also welcome advice and critics from the ogas in the house. While I may not claim to know it all, but I have learned a lot (from a distance) from the likes of Chief Spyder880 and other ogas. I also have the backing of experienced/seasoned on-site builders.

I hope this addition to my hustle scope will take me to another height and in the long run help me make others happy.

Stay tuned

Well done Bros. Do all you can to avoid ending up like Brabus and Eghosajohnny and you will go very far.

oludarekehinde:
4 Bedrooms terrace for sale.

These Luxury 4 Bedrooms terrace house with boys quarter & state of art facilities, is well situated at Awoyaya, Ibeju-Lekki, facing lekki-epe express way & beside Coscharis motor, Ibeju lekki Lagos. TITTLE C of O, PRICE 16m

Contact Dare for details & Inspection on 08053690928 ; 08065738438

Can you post pictures of the real building if any. 3D rendition is okay but since the buildings are ready for inspection, post the pictures you have.

dayomide70:
I am a very straightforward person who believes in the Satisfaction of my customers who has given me the chance to prove my honesty and I will not want to fail them.

To me I don't think there is any reason for me to use a quarry without a computerised weigh bill which cannot be manipulated because I love doing clean jobs.

@all the ones using handwritten weigh bill you mentioned above, I will never go there because they are not the only one in Abeokuta.

For INTEGRITY Sake, I use quarry with computerised weigh bills because that's the only best way I can use to convince my customers of their supplies without having to talk too much.

There are lot of suppliers who supplies 12-15tonnes in place of 20tonnes and provides handwritten receipt of which some quarry even give them an empty receipt to fill whatever they want in it.

Thanks and God bless.

Even if the correct quantity is loaded from the quarry, is it possible the drivers can discharge some before getting to site? How do you guard against this?

fippycbk:
More designs will be coming soon.

I am waiting anxiously.

danny34:
Spyder sir, i ve been following you on the property section for some time now, though am a ghost reader.

My name is Daniel and I am a painter, have been one for about 6years now and i live in abakpa nike, close to liberty bus-stop. Pls give me a painting job to do. Your boy needs to survive pls.

You wont regret it, our touch, quality and price is second to none. i would love an opportunity to discuss business with you sir. Thanks!

When I see people begging for a job in this manner I get worried. This is how eghosajohnny and brabus started and today it has evolved badly. @danny34 of you are sure of yourself, open a thread and show your hustle.The clients will look for you. There are many successful painters on nairaland!

Jollyjoy:
This boy is a learner anyway op your story is not totally true, infact you make up this story, dont ask me how!
So stale!,you carry laptop go hotel, omo na today

Why not? I dey carry laptop go hotel....make I watch blue film!

battleaxe:
So you are charging 1,000 per sqm just for labour?

I know I will need sand as well to bed the interlocking stones but providing sand, granite/gravel and cement as well as 1,000/sqm labour is outrageous. It would work out to be more expensive than Interlocking.

Also,you haven't mentioned that the patterns or impressions you stamp on the concrete usually wear away with time. Colors usually fade away as well, at least for the ones I've seen.

I also don't agree with your choice of using gravel over granite. This might be the only reason why your costs may be at par. Granite is cleaner and I believe binds better. You may even have to use a greater amount of cement in your mixing ratio to achieve some semblance of a cement:sand:granite mix.

Please respond. I am interested in your response. Is the N1,000 with or without materials?

Can I send a plan to you to quote for?

What's the status of this property. Can you arrange inspection?

tai2:
3. Racism

Lol. Being a black man or woman is tough in this world. Oyibo that bathes twice or three times a week to save water, will hold their nose when they see you. Some people will openly refuse to serve you, some will refuse to even answer you or give you a job.

Racism is everywhere, the level of racism depends on the country i.e are you in a country as hard as Poland or in one where they have a lot of people of different races such as the United States? If you live in a city with people from different countries, it tends to be much less.

Its not all bad, some people will actually like you for being black others will detest you. The point is you don’t know who is going to hiss at you in the morning or smile, which can be depressing.

Also the poorer you are and the poorer the society you live in, the more racism you are likely to suffer. Rich people are welcome anywhere. A rich black man will think he is the most loved person in the world in some of these places but still some people will not care and look at you like you were coated in dawadawa and smell of the substance. You need a strong mind for this one.


4. Loneliness

In Nigeria, its never hard to make friends. Even with Iya that owns the provision store near your house, where you can sit down and discuss everything from the thieves that are stealing Nigeria’s money to that single woman in your compound who is always entertaining men with different cars at all hours of the day.

In Obodo Oyibo, nobody has time to sit around and discuss. Your neighbour will see you in the morning and walk past without saying hello. The person smiling for you in the store is only trying to separate you from your money. You cannot call people to gist with them on the phone and spend one or two hours. Calling Nigeria however might be easier because of Internet calls, however when you have to work for food you have little time to socialize.

Over time you might learn to make friends with co-workers, other Nigerians and other people, but it will take a lot of time. People you spend time gisting with today might not even acknowledge you tomorrow. That is the way it is.

I feel you bro...

written:
Again, are builders any suitable mentor? Just 2days i went to a site, d 'engr' by virtue of d Xperiens gather over d years advice dat if i must train, that i shud start as though i neva had cert/degree ie serving- xo dat money in the pocket, then have a block setin experien, tape and settin out experiece would also come. What do u tink? Buh i knw one thing no mata d yrs of Xperiec a builda, he wouud nt be able to analys d way u hav so fa. Any advice? I jus want to knw enough to be able to carry out supervision on any small buildin project; then move on forward 4rm there. GOD bless u.

It's difficult to understand what you wrote? Show us that you truly have a certificate.